5 Facts About Muscles

Muscles are built during sleep – It’s during sleep that muscles actually grow. When you’re sleeping, all those hardworking muscles of yours can finally relax, allowing more blood circulation. Also, hormones are released during sleep that contribute to the repair and restoration of the tissues.

Muscle gains happen quicker than loss – You might lose some muscles when you don’t workout for a month, you can gain a lot of muscles in the same amount of time. If you don’t work out for 2 months, you lose about 23 percent of muscle strength, whereas if you work out for 2 months, this leads to 47 percent of muscle strength.